Posted by Tdebb8594 on February 14, 2005, at 10:46:24
I had no idea there was such a terrible withdrawal from Effexor. The worst part is that I wasn't even on it for 2 weeks.
I started taking it and was immediatley constipated to a point I couldn't eat. I stopped sleeping other than long enough to have excruciatingly wild and vivid dreams. I began weaning off it, even though I felt I shouldn't need to with only 2 weeks use. I weaned for 2 weeks and I'm still going through hell. It feels like it's getting worse rather than better. I have been taking antidepressents for years and have never experienced such a feeling.
The brain zaps and nausea are the worst. It feels good to sleep again and I'll be happy to be rid of the terrible dreams, but when will all this end so I can go back to feeling JUST terribly depressed.
The tips about prozac are good to hear, I'm going to try it, in hopes it will help eaze the withdrawal symptoms.Any other suggestions?
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